Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Discounted Pricing for Underserved Communities

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I would think that financial contributions  to the fund are a really good idea 
and would be welcome.

I also think the contribution of services as an in-kind offering would be 
welcome.

What I would be concerned about, personally, would be using the monies in such 
a contributed fund to pay for RSP services offered by existing ICANN providers 
who are not from the targeted regions.

a.


On 26 Jun 2011, at 22:44, Richard Tindal wrote:

> 
> I think it would be useful for the JAS to indicate whether this sort of 
> contribution from commercial interests
> is welcome or not
> 
> I know several commercial concerns who are contemplating contributing cash 
> and/ or services to the ICANN seed
> fund.
> 
> If its not something thats welcome it would be good to communicate that.   
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 26, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Alex Gakuru wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Zahid,
>> 
>> As policy, I am rather hesitant to discuss an individual entity's
>> business model/offer - never mind that the particular cited one are
>> this WG's members. Prefer 'holistic' approaches covering everyone
>> within and without JAS WG.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> On 6/26/11, Zahid Jamil <zahid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Just saw this:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/24/3724668/minds-machines-new-pricing-for.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If  I understand correctly this allows a new gTLD to cost US$ 100,000 per
>>> year and underserved communities would get a discount on that figure.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am pleasantly surprised as a developing country individual.  This makes it
>>> easier for me to try and get some interest going back home.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Since am new to the group wanted to see if anyone had any views on this.  Am
>>> I missing something or is this truly a welcome opportunity?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Zahid Jamil
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>>> From: owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alain Berranger
>>> Sent: 23 June 2011 23:55
>>> To: Avri Doria
>>> Cc: soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Capturing feedback from today's
>>> face-to-face
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Greetings all,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Would it be desirable for ICANN or the WG to consider the
>>> feasibility/desirability to help out with the incubation and
>>> capacity-building of an RSP in Africa or Latin America for instance? This
>>> may interest a few of the ICT4D donors, social investors and foundations. We
>>> may even find funding interest for a continental (say pan-african or
>>> LAC-wide) and/or a global approach to the feasibility of RSPs in developing
>>> economies.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alain
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I think the issue of registrars is critical and think it is something the
>>> JAS should work on.
>>> 
>>> However, it is not critical for the application phase of the project but
>>> rather for the implementation phase.  We will have time to work on this
>>> issue, approximately 28 months, after the work that needs to be completed in
>>> order for there to be assistance in the applicants for new Registries.
>>> 
>>> In the meantime figuring out how we can help JAS qualified applicants setup
>>> registries that do not have to rely on incumbent Registry Service Providers,
>>> most all in the developed world, seems to me to be a more critical problem.
>>> I am very afraid that helping JAS qualified applicants use developed nation
>>> RSPs, risks transferring developing economy raw resources, their cultural
>>> and linguistic strings, into the control of the incumbents.  This may be a
>>> reasonable choice for some applicants, but at his point, there is no choice
>>> but to do so.
>>> 
>>> a.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 23 Jun 2011, at 12:05, ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Colleages,
>>>> 
>>>> Mouhamet Diop suggested that the scope of assistance to applicants
>>>> include the issue of the sales channels the applicants will have as
>>>> registry operators, independent of the selection of registry platform
>>>> service provider.
>>>> 
>>>> There was spirited discussion, and as a participant I hope I'm not
>>>> doing an injustice to the participants who expressed the concern
>>>> that registrars are out of scope, or can come later. In my view
>>>> registrars in developing economies are useful, possibly necessary,
>>>> and need starting as soon as possible, selling existing inventories,
>>>> and building local presence as an alternative to North American and
>>>> European registrars as default registrars.
>>>> 
>>>> I propose that we submit through our co-chairs to the sponsoring
>>>> organizations statements to the effect that supporting applicants
>>>> in developing economies extends to the market channels available
>>>> also in developing economies, possibly local to the applicant as
>>>> an eventual registry operator.
>>>> 
>>>> Eric
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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